How Randy's High Country Towing of Colorado Springs Came to Be

After eight years of working for someone else, Randy Schranz of Colorado Springs, Colorado set out on his dream to own his own towing company. He came home one day and said to his wife, Patti, 'I bought a tow truck'. And so began Randy's High Country Towing.

The year was 1974 and tow trucks were no where near the size and quality of today's, but Randy's determination has taken him a mightly long way. His first tow job came in a meer 3 hours after starting his company, and naturally his wife took over office duties and helped run the tow business from home. Being the mom of two small children, she took in all the company calls between changing diapers, feeding and cleaning. Patti never so much as missed a call and even neglected going to the mailbox for fear a call would come in and not be answered. As time was flying by, the children grew, and so did the business. Eventually their son Layne became involved and spent many years working with his father. Layne became operations manager, but then moved to Alabama to fulfill his dreams of becoming a youth pastor.

For many years Patti ran the office on her own, but through the years they have added dispatchers, bookkeepers and a receptionist. When you see how hard each employee works throughout the day, it's hard to imagine one person tackling so many tasks all at once. The company now has over 35 employees. Over the past 33 years they have expanded from 1 truck to a fleet of 40 trucks. From flat beds towing vehicles to heavy trucks towing the tractor trailers, there isn't much Randy's can't do. I have personally seen them accomplish tasks such as picking up and moving a small airplane, to pulling up vehicles that have fallen 150+ feet off the side of a mountain.